Photographic-printing device.



A. H. WALLACE. PHOTOGRAPHIG PRINTING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED Dsc. 13,1912.

1,103,331 Patented .my 14,1914,

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A. H. WALLACE. PHOTOGRAPHIG PRINTING DEVISE. APPLICATION FILED DEG.13,1912.

1,103,331 Patented July 14,1914.

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PHOTOGRAPHIC-PRINTING DEVICE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14, 1914.

Application filed December 13, 1912. .Serial No. 736,512.

h ZZ whom t may concern Be it known that'l, ANDREW HAnMoN VAL- LAGE, ofthe city of St. Catharines. in the county of Lincoln, in the Province ofOntario,- Canada, have invented -certain new and useful Improvements inPhotographic- Printing Devices, of which the following is thespeCiiCatiOn.

My invention relates to improvements in photographic printing devicesdescribed in (zo-pending applications filed in the United States underNo. 7 08.286 on the 8th. ot July Dominion of Canada under No. l71,904 onthe 8th. July 1912, and the object of the present invention is toprovide a simple means for adjusting movable shutters forming theadjustableside of the frame and for holding such members in the positionto which they are adjusted and it consists essentially oi a main framehaving a window opel/iin(i and window therein, a right angular suitablygraduated frame member hinged at one side ot the window and extendingalong two sides thereof, guide rods secured to the frame and extendingrparallel with the corresponding sides of the window, shutter membersslidably supported on the rods and extending parallel with remainingsides of the window, and means for iirmly holding the movable shuttermembers in place on the guide rods in the position to which they areadjusted as hereinafter more particularly explained by the followingspecification. A

Figure 1, is a general perspective view of my device. Fig. 2, is anenlarged perspective detail of the means for holding the adjustablemembers in place on the guide rods. Fig. 3, is a cross section throughFig. 2. Fig. 3a isv a'plan section of Fig. 3. Fig. 4, is, a perspectivedetail showing my improved construction applied to an ordinary printingframe. Fig. 5, is a perspective view of the printing frame shown in Fig.4 in the reverse position. Fig. 6, is a longitudinal section'throughFig. 4. Fig. 7, is a cross section. through Fig. 4. Fig. 8, is asectional detail showing the means for adjustably holding the shuttershown in Fig. 4 in place on the guide-rods. y

in the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding partsin each figure.

` .l will first refer to the construct-ion shown in 1, 2 and 3.

A is a `table or fiat top supported on a suitable casing A containingthe printing lights as described in my co-pending applications abovereferred to. L

A2 is a window formed in the table A.

\ A3 is a, groove formed in the table A parallel with one side of thewindow and A4l is a similar groove formed in the table A at right anglesto the groove. A3 and parallel with the corresponding side of the windowA2.

B is al right angular frame member comprising the arm B extendingparallel with the groove A4 and the arm B2 extending parallel with thegroove A3. The arms B and B2 of the frame are provided with suitablegraduations B8, the armB having side stops B4 and B5; the frame beine'provided with a right angle corner stop B, for a purpose later setforth.

C is a rod secured in brackets C" in the groove A3.` C2 is a similar rodsupported in similar brackets located in the groove A".

D is a movable lshutter 'member provided with down-turned lugs D and D2having orifices DO ,and D3 .2 extends to slidably support the shutter D.

The shutter D extends parallel with that side of the window opposite tothe trame memhervg. D12 is a similar shutter mem'- ber to thel shuttermember D provided with corresponding lugs through which the rod Cextends to slidably support the same. The shutter member D12 extendsparallel with the side of the window opposite the member B.

C4 are notches formed in the lower side o cach of the rods C and C2.

D and Di are knobs secured respectively to the shutter members D and D.The knobs D and D6 are provided withcentral orifices D7 (see Fig. 2)extending through the knobs and through shutter members. 4

D are stems slidably held in the orifices D7.

located the corresponding through which the rod D are flat enlargementsto the stems DB A B7 is a hinged connection between the right angularframe member B and the table top A.

B8 is a lever pivoted in brackets B2 secured to the top A and B1o is aneccentric member secured to the lever B8 and extending beneath the framemember B. By turning the lever B1 upwardly .the major radius of theeccentric portion serves to lift the frame B upwardly on its hinge B1.The film is then inserted in the usual manner beneath the frame B, suchframe memshutter member D or D12 2() -is of course indicated by ber isspring-held being then relieved by turning the eccentric downwardly soas to grip the edge of the film.

D1* is a leaf spring bearing on the rod C2 or C and supported by thedepending leg D13. The spring D14 serves to hold the in a rigid positionon a line with the edge of' the window. The movable shutter members D,and D12 are then adjusted to the required position b v pressing uponthe upper end of the stem D8 and the top of the knob DG. The stem Ds isdepressed against the spring D11 moving the vertical -slot D10 thereofout of engagement with the notch C4. The shutter member may then bemoved by the finger pressing upon the top of the mob D1 to the requiredposition preferably opposite one of the notches C4 which are located tocorrespond with the standard sizes of' prints. The paper is then laid ontop of the film against the side stops B4 and B5 and the corner stop B6.The position to which the movable shutters D and D12 are adjusted scalesformed on the inner edge of the frame member B. These scales indicatethe size of i the picture required to be printed. E is the ordinaryshutter which is then drawn down upon the top of the paper and securedby the catch E in the ordinary manner described in my previousapplication.

I Will now describe my device as shown in Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7, and S.

F is a printing frame provided with window orifices F and a window glassF2 secured within the orifices. 1

G and G are slots formed in the side of the frame and extending throughsuch side on a level with the under side of' the glass F2. H is a rightangular frame member comprising the arm H having a graduated scale H2and the arm H3 having a gre Yluated scale H4. i The arm H is providedwith a side stop H5 and a corner stop H0. I and I are movable shuttermembers extending through the slots G and G.

G2 and G3 are brackets secured to the side ofthe frame F at each end ofthe slot G. G and G5 are similar brackets secured to the sideof theframe'F at right angles to the graduated the aforesaid side and at eachend of the slot-G.l

J and J are rods. tween the brackets G1 and G3 and is secured therein atits ends. The rod J extends between the brackets G4 and G"I and issecured therein at its ends.

J 3 is a sleeve mounted on the rod J and to which the shutter member Iis secured.

J '1 is a sleeve slidably mounted on the rod J and to which the secured.The sleeves J3 and J 1 are provided with orifices J 7 and Js (see Fig.8).

J9 is a spring having inturned ends\J1 and J 11 extending through theorifices 1 and Js and bearing upon the rod J or rod J. The spring memberJ9 corresponding sleeve between the orifices J1 and J8.

K is a frame F.

K is a hinge connection between the plate Kand the frame member H.

K2 are springs normally holding the frame member D against the glass F2.

K3 is a lever secured to the frame member H and extending through theorifice K4 in the side of the frame.

2 represents the film.

2 is the paper.

plate secured to the inside of the 3 is the ordinary closing shutter orframe member provided with the usual spring clamps 3 extending at eachend in to the groove 32 formed toeach side of the frame.

lVhen it is desired to print pictures the shutters I and lI are slid tothe required position indicated by the graduated scales H2 and H4, suchshut-ters being held in position by the springs J 1. The lever K3 isthen de pressed and the film inserted beneath the frame member H. Thepaper is then placed in position over the frame member against the stopsH5 and HG. The closing shutter 8 is then placed in positionand securedby spring closures 3.

It will be seen from this description that I have devised a very simplemeans for operating the adjustable shutter members and holding them in aposition to print a white border around any size photographic print.

What I claim as my invention is.

l. The combination with the frame having a windowl opening therein andwindow, of a right angular frame member extending along two sides of thewindow, and adjustable .members extending along the two remaining sidesof the window, and a slidable connection between the adjustable membersand the frame extending parallel with the sides of the window, a's andfor the purpose specified.

2. In a photographic printing device, the

combination with the frame having a window opening and window, .of aright shutter member I is" The rod J extends be- `allel to the sidesmember extending parof the Window, guides secured to the frame andextending parallel with the corresponding sides of window, and framemembers slidably connected thereto and extending parallel with theopposite sides of the window` and a covering shutter extending over thewindow, as and for the urpose specified.

3. In a photograp ic printing device, the combination with the mainframe having a window opening and window of a right angular frame memberexten ing parallel with two sides of the window, adjustable framemembers extending parallel ,with the opposite side of the window, andmeans for securing the adjustable members in the position to which theyare adjusted, as and for the purpose specified.

4.. In a photographic combination with the frame havin angular frameprinting device, ythe a window opening and window, of a rig t angularframe member extending parallel with two sides of the window, and rodmembers supported by the window v ing parallel with the sides of theright angular Jframe, and an adjustable spring member securedto each ofthe shutter members and designed to engage with the rods to hold theshutter members in the posit-ion to which' they are adjusted, as and forthe purpose specied.

5. In a photographic printing device, the combination with the framehaving a win# dow opening and window, of a right angular frame memberextending parallel with two sides of the window, rod members extendingparallel with the corresponding sides of the window and supported by theframe, movable frame members slidably held upon the rods, knobs securedby the movable members having vertical orifices extending therethrough,stems extending through the orifices and spring connecting the fra-meand extend` means carried by the stems designed to' grip the rods tohold the adjustable members in the position to whichV they are adjusted,as and for the purpose specified'.

6. In a photographic printing device, the combination 'with the framehaving a 'win'- lar frame member extending parallel with `two sides ofthe window, rods extending parallel with the corresponding sides havingnotches in the lower face thereof, latching `5() dow, opening andwindow, of a right angumembers secured to the frame members and e withthe notches in the e purpose specified.

7. In a photogra hic printing device, the combination with t e framehavin a window openingv and window, of a rig 1t angular frame memberextending parallel with two sides of the window and having graduatedscales formed thereon, of movable frame members, and means for slidablyconnecting the members to the Jframe extending parallel with the sidesof the right angular frame. member, as and for the purpose specified.

8. In a photographic printing device, the combination with the framehaving a window opening and window, of'a right angular frame memberextending parallel with two sides of the window, project-ions extendingupwardly from the upper sides of the right angular member and againstwhich the edge of the printing paper is designed to rest, and a slidableframe member extend-` ing parallel with the opposite side of the window,and slidable connect-ing means ex tending parallel with the sides of theright angular frame member, as and for the pur W. A. BOND.

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